RÄIKKÖNEN, SULO (, Lempaala, Ingria–, Helsinki), baritone opera singer and opera director, brother of composer and teacher Arvo Räikkönen.
Räikkönen studied at the St. Petersburg conservatory from 1915 to 1917 and in Helsinki from 1920 to 1924, as well as in several European countries. He was soloist with the Finnish National Opera from 1923 to 1939 and thereafter became part of the company's administration from 1941 to 1955. A few of his opera roles were...